On the evening of March 20, 2021, 23-year-old Deonte Minor was fatally shot in Washington, D.C. Minor, a resident of King George, Virginia, was a passenger in an Uber reportedly en route to his sister’s baby shower when the vehicle was stopped in the 1200 block of Southern Avenue, Southeast and the shooting occurred. The Uber driver transported Minor to a local hospital, where officers later found him suffering from gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead after medical efforts.

Detectives identified a person of interest and arrests followed. On September 3, 2021, 38-year-old Jarvis Jackson of Capitol Heights, Maryland, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed. Prosecutors alleged Jackson shot Minor in retaliation for an earlier robbery; the defense disputed that motive and noted DNA from the scene did not match Jackson. On August 1, 2024, a jury acquitted Jackson of all charges related to Minor’s death.

Did anyone who knew Deonte, or who was in the area that night, see anything that could help explain what happened?